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This Week in Logistics News (April 18-22, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Germany, Belgium, Estonia and the U.S., Couple that with declines in ATA’s Truck Tonnage Index and Cass Information Systems’ Truckload Linehaul Index, and the story remains the same: the transportation market remains soft, with capacity exceeding demand. with more than 50,000 miles planned this year. Enjoy it while it lasts.

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Coop Estonia Chooses RELEX to Centralize its Supply Chain Planning Processes

RELEX Solutions

Coop Estonia , the country’s largest and oldest retail group, has turned to RELEX to upgrade its supply chain management processes and bring them together within a single, centralized system. In its search for a new system, Coop Estonia carried out an extensive evaluation of different vendors. More information: www.coop.ee.

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Maxima scales up with next generation of micro space planning to support continued growth

RELEX Solutions

Having one solution across the business will undoubtedly help us to make better informed merchandizing decisions, and as a result, improve our customer satisfaction.”. The move to upgrade and implement its solutions in all of our markets is a reflection of the confidence we have in its software and its team.

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What is a Sourcing Agency and How does it work?

SCMDOJO

This constant flow of information helps address any concerns that may arise promptly. Sourcing agencies maintain open lines of communication between the client and the supplier, providing regular updates on the progress of the order. When do you need the Sourcing Agency?

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7 Blockchain Development Trends You Can’t Miss!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Other countries—including Japan, Russia, Sweden, and Estonia—are also anticipated to follow suit in the near future. Beer purchasers will be able to reveal only the pertinent information thanks to tokenized identities on the blockchain. Tokenization. Tokenization is essentially the digital representation of something of value.

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Mindmap for the Fashion & Luxury Goods Market

Supply Chain Movement

On one hand, this market´s consumers are well informed thanks to social media and, in view of the emerging middle classes and the aging baby-boomer generation, they tend to be wealthier and, hence, have more buying power. Costa Rica. Cote D'ivoire. Czech Republic. Dominican Republic. El Salvador. Equatorial Guinea. Faroe Islands.

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Complex costs of transportation

Supply Chain Movement

The location of any package that is part of an order can be traced; status information about time, quality, and relevant financial aspects all need to be recorded and monitored during transportation execution. A TMS with inventory allocation enables shippers to monitor shipments down to the package level. Costa Rica. Cote D'ivoire.